Type Of Errors

If you’re having an xlive.dll error and the file is missing you are going to get next errors when running your program or a game. Here are listed the most common messages that users are getting when they encounter an error with the missing xlive.dll file.

xlive.dll Not Found

File xlive.dll Not Found.

This application failed to start because xlive.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

Cannot find xlive.dll

The file xlive.dll is missing.

Cannot start the program. A required component is missing: xlive.dll. Please install the program again.

Sometimes Windows even doesn’t work properly due to the missing or corrupted xlive.dll file. So to fix it you have to download the file and place it where it should be on your computer. Read the installation guide down below which is going to help you with xlive.dll errors.

xlive.dll is located in Windows\System32 folder or Windows\SysWOW64 folder. It is required to be installed there in any Windows 10, 8, 8.1, 7 and Vista versions.

How To Install

Before you download the file you should check which Windows you’re running. It is either 64 bit Windows or 32 bit Windows. To do that open “My Computer”, right click and choose Properties. There you have it:

These easy steps should fix your issue with missing xlive.dll that isn’t found in your system.

Programs and Games that require xlive.dll to work

GTA V

GTA 4

Fallout 3

Fallout 4

Sims 4

Far Cry 4

Halo 2

Fable 3

Batman

BioShock 2

Quantum of Solace

Dirt 2

Gears of War

Mortal Kombat

Lost Planet

Street Fighter 4

Street Fighter X Tekken

Formula 1

And many others…

Additional Information

If downloading the file didn’t fix the xlive.dll error then do any of these steps:

Sometimes you or any program could delete xlive.dll. In this case open Recycle Bin and check if the file is here. If yes then right click on it and chose “Restore”. That will fix your missing error.

Download the Games For Live from official Windows website. xlive.dll is a part of Microsoft Games for Windows so downloading and installing it should fix the errors. It will simply restore or re-install this file and other files in case they are missing.

Install any available Windows updates. Sometimes Microsoft updates Windows files and an update may contain xlive.dll that is not found.

Check your system with antivirus. You may use any Antivirus you find. If you have none we strongly recommend to get one but for a one time run you may use DrWeb CureIt. It is very efficient in looking for SpyWare of MailWare that might cause xlive.dll error by simply deleting or corrupting the file.

Sometimes your system is so corrupted there is no easy way of fixing missing dll-files. In this case you may use System Restore to undo the latest changes that has caused the mess. If you can’t access Windows in a regular way then go into Safe mode and try to apply changes using the Windows Safe Mode.

The latest option would be perform a clean Windows installation that will fix your system and update it to the latest version. But use this as the last option if none of the suggestions above didn’t help you fix the missing xlive.dll.